Great casting decision, but I wonder if it will have an impact on who gets the role of Drax. Pratt is 6'2" with a thick build, so the person Gunn picks to play the the Destroyer is going to have to be a monster in order to show a contrast between the two human(oid) leads.

alot of the other names that were mentioned for hte role ( like Lee Pace, Zachary Levi,Garrett Hedlund...) were also quite tall (6'2"-6'3")... that seem to be the height they had in mind for the character, so I doubt it changes anything

Great casting decision, but I wonder if it will have an impact on who gets the role of Drax. Pratt is 6'2" with a thick build, so the person Gunn picks to play the the Destroyer is going to have to be a monster in order to show a contrast between the two human(oid) leads.

as much as I don't like seeing Wrestlers in film roles.. Dwayne Johnson should make us believers in change.. THR again brought up Dave Batista being linked for Drax... I don't think we're going to be getting a high-end actor to play that role.. might as well get someone with films in actual theaters.. he's in the upcoming Riddick film and had a role in Man With The Iron Fists..has enough action credits to be at least considered.. as long as he stays in Guardians.. the only other actor that could be decent would be Jason Momoa.. too bad Johnson is busy doing that awful sounding Hercules film for Ratner over the summer....

During Paleyfest, Pratt did mention that he first wanted to be a stunt man and that they let him do a lot of his own stunts on Parks and Rec (granted that is usually just comical, highly animated falls)

During Paleyfest, Pratt did mention that he first wanted to be a stunt man and that they let him do a lot of his own stunts on Parks and Rec (granted that is usually just comical, highly animated falls)

he's also dedicated to roles.. he got into prime shape for Zero Dark Thirty, he sort of had to if he's playing a Navy Seal..

See, if that was anybody else taking a smartphone mirror pic but him, I'd dismiss it. Knowing him he did it tongue in cheek.

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as much as I don't like seeing Wrestlers in film roles.. Dwayne Johnson should make us believers in change.. THR again brought up Dave Batista being linked for Drax... I don't think we're going to be getting a high-end actor to play that role.. might as well get someone with films in actual theaters.. he's in the upcoming Riddick film and had a role in Man With The Iron Fists..has enough action credits to be at least considered.. as long as he stays in Guardians.. the only other actor that could be decent would be Jason Momoa.. too bad Johnson is busy doing that awful sounding Hercules film for Ratner over the summer....

Momoa's been my choice for Drax for a while. He's like 6'5" (at least) and huge, but he also moves very quickly and seems pretty agile, and he's a decent actor. I think he'd be excellent as Drax.

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as much as I don't like seeing Wrestlers in film roles.. Dwayne Johnson should make us believers in change.. THR again brought up Dave Batista being linked for Drax... I don't think we're going to be getting a high-end actor to play that role.. might as well get someone with films in actual theaters.. he's in the upcoming Riddick film and had a role in Man With The Iron Fists..has enough action credits to be at least considered.. as long as he stays in Guardians.. the only other actor that could be decent would be Jason Momoa.. too bad Johnson is busy doing that awful sounding Hercules film for Ratner over the summer....

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Except Hercules isn't going to be in a Marvel Studios movie in time to cast Manganiello in his prime.

I hate the idea of "saving" an actor for a role that may not come. You cast the best actors for the first role they can really rock. He'd do a way better job than Momoa.

Or more realistically, ever.

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